Monica Bonvicini's 'Unrequited Love' at Galleria Raffaella Cortese
Monica Bonvicini's exhibition 'Unrequited Love' at Galleria Raffaella Cortese in Milan explores the non-correspondence of love through domestic architecture and gender dynamics. The show spans three gallery spaces in a residential neighborhood. Wallpaper depicting serial Lombard villas contrasts with technical floor plans overlaid with graphic interventions of female bodies and eroticism, challenging male-dominated architectural rationality. A large serigraph of the Marlboro Man on aluminum is paired with an oversized bottle rack dripping pink blown-glass forms, referencing Duchamp and evoking domestic danger, female experience, and the decline of masculine prowess. The main space features liquid representations of houses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, illuminated by blinding LED bars and tangled wires, connecting private relationships to existential female struggles.
Key facts
- Monica Bonvicini was born in Venice in 1965.
- The exhibition is titled 'Unrequited Love'.
- It is held at Galleria Raffaella Cortese in Milan.
- The gallery is located in a quiet residential neighborhood.
- Wallpaper shows serial Lombard villas in traditional colors.
- Technical floor plans are combined with graphic depictions of female bodies and eroticism.
- A large serigraph of the Marlboro Man is displayed on aluminum.
- An oversized bottle rack with pink blown-glass forms references Duchamp.
- The main space shows liquid representations of houses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
- LED bars and tangled wires create a blinding light.
Entities
Artists
- Monica Bonvicini
Institutions
- Galleria Raffaella Cortese
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Venice
- Lombardy